Mandarin Square

52-23-74

From: China

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Buzi (補子)
Object Number 52-23-74
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Chinese
Provenience China
Period Qing Dynasty
Date Made 19th Century
Section Asian
Materials Silk
Technique Embroidered
Iconography Leopard | Eight Buddhist Symbols | Bat | Peonies | Fungus | Bamboo | Peaches | Narcissus
Description

Third rank military officer's leopard square. Original border missing. Animal, rocks, clouds, and sea, in satin stitch on blue-black satin. Peking knot used for symbols, outlining in couched twisted white cord, with split satin stitch for waves.

Height 28 cm
Width 28 cm
Thickness 0.5 cm
Credit Line Purchased from J. S. Letcher, 1952

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